Shehu Shagari

Shehu Shagari (25 February 1925-) was President of Nigeria from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983, succeeding Olusegun Obasanjo and preceding Muhammadu Buhari.

Biography
Shehu Shagari was born on 25 February 1925 in Shagari, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Shagari became a science teacher, and he became a politician of Nigeria's assembly after assisting in the country's struggle for independence from the United Kingdom. Shagari held several ministries in the early 1960s, and Olusegun Obasanjo decided to end an era of military rule by democratically handing over power to Shagari in 1979. However, his administration was accused of corruption and electoral fraud in the 1983 election, so Muhammadu Buhari led a military coup and ousted Shagari.